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Get-WsusUpdate

Gets the WSUS update object with details about the update.

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Microsoft UpdateServices reference: Gets the WSUS update object with details about the update. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-WsusUpdate [-UpdateServer <IUpdateServer>] [-Classification <WsusUpdateClassifications>]
 [-Approval <WsusApprovedState>] [-Status <WsusUpdateInstallationState>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-WsusUpdate. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / UpdateServices · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Approval: Specifies the approved state of the one or more updates to be returned. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Unapproved - Declined - Approved - AnyExceptDeclined
-Classification: Specifies the classification of updates for which you want to get updates. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - All - Critical - Security - WSUS
-RevisionNumber: Specifies the revision number of a specific revision of an update. To specify the latest revision, set to zero.
-Status: Specifies the installation status for which to search. An update will be included only if it has at least one computer with the specified status. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Needed - FailedOrNeeded - InstalledNotApplicableOrNoStatus - Failed - InstalledNotApplicable - NoStatus - Any
-UpdateId (required): Specifies the update by its GUID. The GUID uniquely identifies the Windows Update package.
-UpdateServer: Specifies the object that contains the WSUS server. This value is obtained by calling the Get-WsusServer cmdlet and passing the resulting IUpdateServer object into this cmdlet.

Prerequisites

Windows with the UpdateServices module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get updates by status

Get-WsusUpdate -Classification All -Approval Unapproved -Status FailedOrNeeded

This command gets all unapproved updates with a status of failed or needed. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/UpdateServices/Get-WsusUpdate.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/updateservices/get-wsusupdate?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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